Problems of Organizing Communication and Controlling Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones)
The authors examine the problems associated with solving the tasks of ensuring uninterrupted communication during the combat use of drones, coordinating their actions in the performance of tasks in real time and provides recommendations for improving the efficiency of drone swarm management.
Abstract
The article explores important aspects of organizing communication and controlling swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones). The authors examine the problems associated with solving the tasks of ensuring uninterrupted communication during the combat use of drones, coordinating their actions in the performance of tasks in real time. The article analyzes various approaches towards resolving these issues and provides recommendations for improving the efficiency of drone swarm management. The experience of using unmanned aerial vehicles during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has shown that there is a constant need to introduce new approaches of using drones, including the use of swarms, which will significantly increase the effectiveness of inflicting fire damage on the enemy. Specifically for drone swarms, coordination and coherence in the process of their use is critical. Depending on how drone swarms are used in the control system, there are three main approaches to control them: single machine control, centralized control, and distributed control. To ensure continuous control of drone swarms, it is necessary to ensure the stability and security of drone swarm control channels. This is achieved by various data transmission protocols, communication channel standards, and data encryption.